Weber's sailfin lizard
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Hydrosaurus |
| Species: | H. weberi
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| Hydrosaurus weberi | |
Weber's sailfin lizard or Halmahera sailfin dragon (Hydrosaurus weberi), is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Indonesia.
Geographic range
[edit]H. weberi is only found on Halmahera and Ternate Islands of Maluku.[2][3]
Longevity
[edit]H. weberi has a life-span of between 10 and 15 years.[4]
Description
[edit]H. weberi is the smallest of the three recognized species of Hydrosaurus, attaining an average total length (including tail) of 2–3 ft (0.61–0.91 m).[citation needed]
Diet
[edit]H. weberi is omnivorous; devouring whatever animal it can overpower plus consuming a variety of vegetation and fruit.[citation needed]
In captivity
[edit]In captivity, juveniles of H. weberi are usually maintained on a 60% insect / 40% vegetation diet. Adults consume approximately 75% vegetation and 25% insects and other non-vegetation life.[citation needed]
Reproduction
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The specific name, weberi, is in honor of German-Dutch zoologist Max Wilhelm Carl Weber van Bosse.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Stubbs, A. (2021). "Hydrosaurus weberi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T104660091A104661236. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T104660091A104661236.en. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ a b c Species Hydrosaurus weberi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org
- ^ Zipcodezoo.com
- ^ Exoticpetia.com
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Hydrosaurus weberi, p. 280).
Further reading
[edit]- Barbour T (1911). "New Lizards and a New Toad from the Dutch East Indies, with Notes on Other Species". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 24: 15–22. (Hydrosaurus weberi, new species, pp. 20–21).
- Barts M, Wilms T (2003). "Die Agamen der Welt". Draco 4 (14): 4-23. (in German).
- Colwell GJ (1993). "Hydrosaurus weberi (Weber's sail-fin dragon)". Morphology Herpetological Review 24 (4): 150.
- de Rooij N (1915). The Reptiles of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. I. Lacertilia, Chelonia, Emydosauria. Leiden: E. J. Brill. xiv + 384 pp.
- Gábris J (2003). "Zur Haltung von philippinischen Segelechsen (Hydrosaurus pustulatus)". Draco 4 (14): 24–33. (in German).
- Werning H (2002). Wasseragamen und Segelechsen. Münster: Natur und Tier Verlag. 127 pp. (in German). [review in Sauria 26 (4): 17.]
- Werning H (2004). "Bibliographie der Gattungen Physignathus, Lophognathus und Hydrosaurus". Iguana Rundschreiben 17 (2): 18–31. (in German).
External links
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